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Karen Urgitis, Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Learning Resources

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Google Philosophy

Quick Overview of Google Capabilities:


  • Search
  • Explore and innovate
  • Communicate, show, share
  • Go mobile
  • Make your computer work better

Google - More Google Products

?GoogleGuide - making searching easier





Activity 1 – Instructor-centered:
Beyond Googling: Applying Google Tools to Teaching and Learning
Fire and Fire Safety Lesson


Annette Lamb, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University at Indianapolis
Lamb Learning Group, President
Vision to Action Inc., President
http://eduscapes.com
alamb@eduscapes.com
anlamb@iupui.edu
eduscapes@gmail.com


http://eduscapes.com/sessions/google/index.htm


Washington Post Curriculum Guide: Triangle FIre



Activity 2 – Student-centered:
1. You will work with a partner to complete the activity on the following link.
2. The goal of this activity is to apply the knowledge you gained in the overview to your academic setting.
3. At the end of this activity you and your partner will report back to the group on one tool and how it can be useful for you, your teachers, and the students in your school.




Test Your Google Knowledge

Answer Key: http://www.google.com/librariancenter/downloads/Librarian_Quiz_Answers.pdf


Google Librarian Center
http://google.com/librariancenter